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My six-year-old nephew dragged his broken leg across seven blocks of pavement to reach my porch, with his starving three-year-old sister clinging to his shirt. I was fixing a loose hinge when I heard scraping on the steps and turned to see Drew crawling toward me, pale, shaking, and whispering, “She locked us downstairs again.” I called 911 before I even understood the whole story. But when he told me about Reena’s punishment room, I knew my brother had died believing a terrible lie.

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Within days, Gerald’s business accounts were frozen pending a fraud inquiry. The loan application was rejected. Two investors withdrew from proposed projects after learning the company’s financial statements were under review.

Aaron was formally questioned about the accounts opened in my name.

He hired an attorney.

So did Patricia.

For the first time in continue reading …

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